1997 Lipton Championships – Men's doubles

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the two-time defending champions and won in the final 7–6, 7–6 against Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.

Men's doubles
1997 Lipton Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
Runners-upThe Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Score7–6, 7–6
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1.   Todd Woodbridge /   Mark Woodforde (champions)
  2.   Jacco Eltingh /   Paul Haarhuis (third round)
  3.   Ellis Ferreira /   Patrick Galbraith (second round)
  4.   Byron Black /   Grant Connell (quarterfinals)
  5.   Mark Knowles /   Daniel Nestor (final)
  6.   Sébastien Lareau /   Alex O'Brien (third round)
  7.   Rick Leach /   Jonathan Stark (quarterfinals)
  8.   Jonas Björkman /   Nicklas Kulti (third round)
  9.   Luis Lobo /   Javier Sánchez (semifinals)
  10.   Libor Pimek /   Byron Talbot (second round)
  11.   Sandon Stolle /   Cyril Suk (third round)
  12.   Neil Broad /   Piet Norval (semifinals)
  13. n/a
  14.   Donald Johnson /   Francisco Montana (second round)
  15.   Stephen Noteboom /   Peter Nyborg (second round)
  16.   Jiří Novák /   David Rikl (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 6 6  
12 3 4  
1 7 7  
5 6 6  
5 6 7  
9 3 6  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 6 6  
          3 4  
  w/o     1 7 6  
  6 6 6 16 6 1  
WC 7 3 7 WC 4 5  
16 6 7  
1 6 6  
7 4 3  
10 4 4  
WC 4 6 5   6 6  
  6 2 7   6 4  
WC 4 6 3 7 7 6  
Q 6 3 6 Q 3 2  
7 6 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 5 1  
  2 2     7 6  
  6 6     7 3 6
  7 3 6   6 6 7
  5 6 2   7 6  
14 5 2  
  3 5  
12 6 7  
12 7 6  
  7 5 5   5 3  
  6 7 7 12 6 6  
  6 6 5 6 3 4  
  3 7 7   1 5  
6 6 7  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 7 6  
  6 6     6 4  
  4 4   5 6 6  
  6 6 6 11 2 3  
  4 7 7   2 5  
11 6 7  
5 6 6  
4 4 4  
LL 6 2  
Q 4 4     7 6  
  6 6     3 2  
  3 6 6 4 6 6  
  6 2 7   4 6  
4 6 7  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 7 6 6
  6 6     6 7 2
  4 1   8 5 6 3
  6 3 2 9 7 3 6
WC 2 6 6 WC 2 6  
9 6 7  
9 6 6  
WC 3 1  
15 4 6 3
  7 5 3 WC 6 3 6
WC 6 7 6 WC 5 7 6
  6 3 7 2 7 6 3
  4 6 6   4 6  
2 6 7  

References

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